Mop-wringer.



Patented 001. 19, 1915. v

. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 WITNESSES:

w v a E ATTORNEYS 1/1 E. DAVIS. MOP WRINGER. APPLICATIONFILEDJAN-30,19H.

Patented 001. 19, 1915.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

INVENTOR 445 hon E. .Uavjs j A TORNEYJ tions, besides the preferred form,

r be first described as it is illustrated in Figs.-

'- When handle 96is moved forward, axle 94 v.

v 7 their lowerv edgesrest upon the upper edge MILTON E, DAVIS, or cANA'sTorA, NEW YORK.

nor-waitress.

new and useful Improvements v(in Mop- Wringers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had'therein to the accompanying drawing. l

My invention reLtes' to improvements in mop-wringers, and I declare that the following is a full, clear, concise and exact de scription thereof, skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to like parts throughout.

The object of the invention is to-provide an efficient, inexpensive, device forwringing amop, whereby the using of the hands for so doing may be obviated.

The device is shown in certain modificaall being adaptable .to mops of difierent thickness.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective View of the wringer detached from the pail; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the wringer seen in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail view, enlarged, of

, a link employed to connect the presser board a with the means for moving said boar 4: is a' detail view' in perspective of the front board of the wringer, said view is adapted to show certain hooded openings in said part; Fig. 5 is a detailenlarged of a link and its bearing viceyFig. 6 is a perspective view of a modi-' fied form of the dev1ce; Fig. 7 is a fragmen tary view, 'showlng modified means for actuating the .presser-board; Fig; 8 is an elevation in section showing parts of the mechaa nism shown in Fig. 6 Fig. 9 is;a like view to Fig. 8, showing parts infdiiferentposi-y tion than in'Fig. 8;"Fig. 10' is a side elevation in section, showing amodified' manner of mounting the presser-board; and Fig. '11 is a fragmentary. view,;somewhat enlarged,

showing a modified means actuating the prsser-board;

Referring more ings, the preferred form ofstructure w ll 1, 2, 3, 4; and 5. The wringer embodies sides 70 and 71 havingslots 72 and hBlClIflg1dlY in assembled position by frontboard 7 3providedrwith wings 74, '74:, adaptedrto ihave Specification of Letters Patent.

of Madison and V sufiicient to enable one a bearing 89 having an employed onthe -de-' particularly to the draw- Patented Oct. '19, 192115,.

Application filed January 30, 1911. Serial No. 605,4.41.

or periphery of any ordinary pail em- 'ployedfor the purpose of cleaning or scrubbing. Sides 70 and '71 are-provided with rear projections 5 and 6'having shoulders at 77 whereby the certain elevation the wringer may rest with the top of the pail inithe end of the slots indicated at 7 7 Front-board '73 has openings 78 hooded by flanges 79 with braces 108.

The presserv, wrlnger may be heldat a: p on the top of the pail, or.

board is represented at-8l "and is pivotally mounted in: the wringer by bolts or studs '82 bearing in either recess 83 or 8 1 according to the bulk of the mop used. The aforesaid adjustment maybe made by slightly elevating presserlower portions of the board 81 whereby bolts 82, 82, may, be lifted out of recesses ;83, 83, and be readily dis'-' posed in recesses :84, 84, adaptedwfor the use of a-smaller mop. The means for forc-' ing presser-board 81 forward or for rotating it on studs 82', 82, embodies an angular chaped link 85 having ournals 86 mounted in bracketbearings 87, 87 secured to the plate 88 attached to presser-board- 81. The remote end of the link 85 is angular; approach 90 whereby spring 91 may be readily mounted or' detached by slightly tipping same to one side when assembling said spring 91.

provided with Spring '91'is'woundupon spindle 92 and has moved forwardly or rearwardly,as desired.

free. extended end disposed under brackets 93, 98, and-over axle 94in the man- I To use the wringer theoperator places the water-soaked mop in positionbetween board 7 3 and presser-board 81 which has'holes 97. Obviously base A secured to the lower edge of presser-board 8l and adapted to be pros iected forwardly under front board .7 3 will holdthe mop in correct position. Legs 13,

B,jhold bolts or studs 82, 82, formingqour- 1 nals, whichf bolts have been previously. adjusted in bearings cordance with-the size-of the mop .used.

is swung and causes its; connected parts, that andihencejforce link 8 5 forward1y-; which in i turn forces presser-board 81 to a proper position whereby to squeeze the mop.- The water oozes out forwardly through slots or recesses 78 hooded by flanges 79, and rearwardly through holes 97. The spring 91 is made of a piece of metal which is capable of bending between its bearings so that if the operator presses the handle further then the presser-board is able to move the resiliency of the spring will permit the excess of movement, that is, compensate for the undue swing of the handle. Said clearance 98 in axle 94 having been previously so disposed with relation to the turning of said axle 94, as to lie in the path of the end of link 85 when said end is forced rearwardly by the pressure of the mop upon the presserboard 81.- Wings 74, 74, are adapted to direct the strain, if any, upon the upper edge of the pail employed.

The remaining figures show modifications of the device. The front piece is represented by 1, and 2 and 3 represents the side pieces which'are secured thereto. A stay-bolt is illustrated by 5 showing double nuts on one end and a head on the other end for securing the sides 2 and 3 at their free edges. The side pieces 2 and 3 have depending portions indicated at 7 and 8, respectively, each being provided with a lug 9 and 10 to engage the edge of the pail, as seen in Fig. 6. Portions 7 and 8 each have preferably a tip, shown at 12, which-bears against the inner face of the pail aiding in supporting the wringer on the pail.

The presser-board of the wringer is represented by 15 and may be bored with holes 16 for the escape of the water, the same as may be done with the face-board 1 by holes 17. The presser-board 15 is to travel to and fro between the side pieces 2 and 3. At each end it has downward arm, integral or otherwise, as shown in various ways to hold the presserboard. This may be held in different or in yielding positions, as indicated.

In the form shown in Fig. 8, the portion 7 has two cutouts, as at 21, the bottom of the arm 20 being provided with a headed stud at the point'22 to set into one or the other of these cutouts 21, according to the size of the mop which is'to be pressed, so as to take either a large or a small mop. A shaft 30 is mounted at each end in the side boards 2 and 3 and provided with a handle 32. Shaft 30 has secured on it the arms 33. At the end of arms 33 are links 34 pivotally mounted thereon, and at the end ofeach link is pivotally connected arm 35 which is connected at its other or remote end to the presserboard 15, being secured as to a cleat 36 bv pin 37. A pin 38 may be placed on the cleajt 36 to limit the upward swing of thearm, 35.

At 40, Fig. 7, is acurved arm pivotally mounted at the outer end of the link 34 and extending through a block 41, Fig. 6, on the arm 33 so that arm 33, a spring 43 being carried by the curved arm and bearing at one end against the free end of the link 34 and at the other end against the block 41, or. the arm by which it is carried.

As seen by reference to Fig. 9, when the lever or handle 32 is swung to the left, the parts assume somewhat such position as shown, and there is a direct movement of the presser-board against the mop as the shaft is turned and the arm 33 pushed backward. In the earlier part of the movement, as shown in Fig. 7, the spring 43 tends to keep the link 34 swung outward from the pressure is applied in the front portion of the movement by reason of the position and strength of spring 43, and this pressure continues until it assumes about the position shown in Fig. 9, or in other words, until the link 34 lies directly in the line of pressure between its connection with the curved arm 35 and the presser-board. l/Vhen the handle is released the tendency of spring 43 will swing the link upward. The

parts may be restored to their normal position by spring 47. Fig. 7, one end of which is secured to the movable parts, as the arm 33, and the other end, as to the side2, the swinging of the handle to compress the mop putting pressure on said spring 47 which returns the parts to their normal position when the handle is free. A modified construction of said spring 43 is shown in Fig. 11 where the spring 45 has each end connected with the swinging the action of the handle in pressing the mop compresses the spring as well. The equivalent of this return spring is shown also at 47 in Fig. 6.

Various modified constructions may be employed by the ordinary mechanic which would still be within the spirit and scope of this invention.

In Fig. l, I have shown adjustable members 105, 105, slidingly secured to wings 74, 74, by headed screws 105 105 Said members 105, 105, are for the purpose of allowing for the difference in slant to some pails that may be employed.

As seen in Fig. 3, arms 9 may be provided with bores, indicated at 107, to receive spindle 92 and thereby adaptthe device for different sized mops.

members, so that Having thus described my invention, what adaptable for the interchangeable mounting of a presser-board, a Presser-board, means for actuating said presser-board upon its mounting and for permitting it to yield at any point in squeezing a mop.

3. In a mop-wringer of the character described, a front-board, side members and a presser-board, said front-board having wings adaptedto engage with the top'edge of a pail and means slidingly mounted upon said wings whereby to adjust the height of the mop-wringer with reference to the edge of the pail, substantially as described.

4. A mop-wringer having a front-board with ends extended beyond the edge ofthe pail and members slidingly mounted on the said ends whereby to adjust the height of the wringer above the pail, side pieces cutout to provide a recess for the top of the pail, the parts which depend within the pail having lugs bearing against the pail supporting said parts clearof the pail.

5. In a mop-wringer, the combination of side pieces provided with depending portions, each having a plurality of recesses at the lower end, a presser-board with depending portions adapted to mount the board interchangeably in a selected pair of said recesses,'a shaft, an arm carried thereon, a lever member pivoted on the presser-board, a link connecting the arm and the lever member and a spring operative by the rotation of the shaft to cause pressure of the presser-board whereby by reason of a given mounting of the presser-board and the action of the spring to adapt the wringer to act on mops of different size. p

6. In a mop-wringer, the. combination of a movable presser-board, a bent lever hingedly mounted thereon, a shaft'having arms projecting therefrom with a spindle supported thereon and a spring supported on the spindle, one end bearingon" the shaft and the other engaging the end of thebent lever whereby the spring acts both as a lever to move thepresser-board and as a resilient member to take up excessive-pressure.

7 In a mop-wringer having a movable presser-board, a link hinged thereon, a spring-lever bearing at one end on the link, its other end having a permanent support and the lever being supported between its 7 ends on a swinging member by the movement of which member the strength of the spring is applied to the movement of the resser-board. V

8. In a mop-wringer, the combination of a movable presser-board, a lever hinged thereon, a rotating shaft with projecting means for the support of a spindle, said means being adapted for the support of the spindleat various points, and a spring carried by the spindle with one end bearing on' the rotating shaft and the other engaging the end of the lever.

9. In a mop-wringer, the combination of a. movable presser-board, a link hinged thereon, a rotating shaft, arms on the shaft, I

a spindle in the arms and a spring carried by the spindle operative by the rotationof V the shaft to move the presser-board, the

arms being adapted to hold the spindle in different positions whereby to adapt the movement ofthe presser-board to difierent sizes of mop.

. In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MILTON n. DAVIS;

Witnesses HENRY M. Love, I ELEANOR '1 DE GIORGI.

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